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• Regional Planning Commission National Regional Planning<00:16:56.399><c> Commission</c><00:16:56.759
• within the regional things happen within the regional Planning<00:17:06.799><c> Commission</c><00:17
• We would lease security upgrades, security cameras, security systems.
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• largest medical provider in the region, Summit Health Care.
• in our region and is included in our fiscal year 26 legislative project priority list through the Regional
• So there's many, many needs, but this is the top priority for our region right now.
• This interchange sits just south of the Prescott Regional Airport.
• It's about economic connectivity and public safety for the entire region.

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy Arizona Department of Transportation presentation on major corridor projects, beginning with Interstate 11. ADOT Director Jennifer Toth said the entire 280-mile I-11 corridor from Nogales to the Nevada line is covered by a federal lawsuit, which has paused Tier 2 work pending a Tier 1 reevaluation and public comment period expected later this year and into early 2027. Members asked whether the northern segment could move forward separately; ADOT said the lawsuit covers the full corridor and that segmentation would likely add time and cost. The committee also heard updates on SR 347 and the I-10 Wild Horse Pass corridor, including widening, interchange reconstructions, grade separations, and traffic-management improvements, with members raising concerns about congestion, signal timing, construction hours, signage, and safety. ADOT also presented the West Kingman I-40/US 93 project, a $106.5 million free-flow ramp project that is about 60% complete and expected to finish in early 2027; members discussed temporary traffic controls near Beale Street and the need for better access and safety in the area. The committee then moved to a mass hearing on the Regional Transportation Advocacy Council (RTAC) bill, House Bill 2304, which appropriates about $473 million for a list of rural and small-metro highway projects. Testimony came from regional planning organizations, county officials, mayors, and city staff supporting projects in Apache Junction, Show Low, Chino Valley, Sedona, Eloy, Coolidge, Casa Grande, Lake Havasu City, Clarkdale, San Luis, and Yavapai County. Speakers described projects such as road widenings, bypasses, bridge and interchange improvements, flood and evacuation routes, freight access, and safety upgrades, often emphasizing local matching funds, shovel-ready status, and economic development benefits. Committee members frequently asked about traffic flow, emergency access, and project design details, while the chair reminded witnesses that support in the budget would still depend on members advocating for the projects during budget negotiations. No final vote on the RTAC bill or the individual project bills was taken in the portion provided, but the chair announced a mass-motion approach: members and witnesses would be allowed to speak briefly on each project, after which the committee would vote on the package together. The meeting also included brief staff explanations of several individual appropriation bills, including funding for Apache Junction, the Wolford Road extension in Show Low, Ray Lane in Graham County, SR 89 widening in Chino Valley, and Sedona roadway and roundabout-related improvements.

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• 50,000 American jobs and contributes more than $7.5 billion to the national economy, according to the Center
• economic impact would hit the Rio Grande Valley particularly hard, where warehouses and freight operations
• the economic benefits the tomato suspension agreement creates for a great state of Texas and our region
• This is really a regional dispute between the Florida Tomato Exchange, a handful of Florida growers,
• The city and the county own and operate the Roma Ciudad Miguel Aleman International Bridge, a 24 hour

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• We also have the deputy director of operations and policy. See?
• Unlike some state and federal programs that operate a queue, SIBTF does not.
• I'm the executive director of the Center for Workers' Rights here in Sacramento.
• I am also here, obviously, the Center for Workers' Rights, but also speaking for Wage Justice Center,
• I am the director of operations and one of the founders of Crop Organization.

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• by a charter operator by a private school.
• President specifically hope operator, which is a highest-performing charter school operator that is has
• That seems more like a center.
• Thank based on their time and regionally.
• Second public centers.

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• [clears throat] In my 18<00:30:26.720><c> county</c><00:30:27.039><c> region,</c> 18 county region, 18
• Additionally, a safe and secure building allows library staff to focus on improving operations and what
• </c> regional level. regional level.
• </c> director of the East Central Regional director of the East Central Regional Library<01:17:47.360
• 18:56.480><c> Minnesota,</c> regions like east central Minnesota, regions like east central Minnesota

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• That isn't the way we should secure people's identities.
• Besides building a space station, we will be building and operating mission control centers, research
• Space Force, creating a new national security standard.
• Of note, the Johnson Space Center.
• issues worldwide, including national security issues and others.

Bills: HB3146, HB3719, HB3895, HB3923, HB4748, HB4751, HB4936, HB4952, HB4990, HB4991, HB5061, HB5196, HB5238, HB5246, HB5487

Keywords: State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative hearings, contested case, contested case hearing, administrative law judge, ALJ, final decision, proposed decision, agency hearing, hearing continuance, rescheduling, Texas administrative law, Government Code Chapter 2001, workers' compensation, Department of Human Resources, Texas Labor Code, Transportation Code, Agriculture Code, Insurance Code

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• For operating costs, yes.
• Helps resolve an operational issue.
• The technology that we've been operating on.
• I can't use those to operate the treasury.
• or other military operations around the globe.

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• Operations nations.
• Now being funneled into mass deportation operations, operations that resulted in tragic murders by federal
• We operate 30 health centers across mid-California and Nevada and provide over 300,000...” “...patient
• Our county operates four hospitals and 15 health centers, two of the three trauma centers in the region
• The county operates four hospitals, including two Level I trauma centers that serve as the first stop

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of federal H.R. 1 and related state budget actions on California’s health care system. Opening remarks framed the federal changes as a major threat to Medi-Cal, Covered California, hospitals, clinics, and the broader safety net, with warnings that millions could lose coverage and that costs would shift to providers, counties, and consumers. Testimony from the California Health Care Foundation and the Legislative Analyst’s Office focused on implementation challenges, the administrative burden of work requirements and more frequent renewals, the loss of federal funding, and the need for California to consider long-term structural changes to Medi-Cal, county safety-net programs, and cost containment. A Covered California enrollee, Chas Franklin, described sharply rising premiums for his family after losing subsidies, illustrating the personal impact of federal policy changes. Committee members raised concerns about whether premium increases were driven by H.R. 1 or insurer pricing, the cost of rebuilding county-based indigent care systems, and the need to account for the cost of inaction. Dr. Hernandez pointed to pre-ACA models such as Healthy San Francisco as examples of coordinated local safety-net care, while also emphasizing the importance of primary care, data interoperability, and the Office of Health Care Affordability in reducing waste and improving access. Department of Health Care Services officials then outlined the state’s implementation plan for H.R. 1, including work requirements, six-month redeterminations, reduced retroactive coverage, cost-sharing, and immigration-related eligibility changes. They said the department would try to automate eligibility checks, expand outreach, and train counties and partners, but estimated up to 2 million Californians could lose coverage over time. Covered California reported that the expiration of enhanced federal premium tax credits and new federal marketplace rules are already raising costs and reducing enrollment, with an estimated 400,000 enrollees at risk of dropping coverage. County, hospital, and safety-net representatives warned that coverage losses will increase uncompensated care and strain local systems, while one coalition proposed a temporary state-funded coverage option as a bridge if full-scope Medi-Cal cannot be maintained. The hearing concluded with a policy analyst urging stakeholder engagement, immigrant protections, and new state revenue options to preserve coverage and offset federal cuts.

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• Operations nations.
• Now being funneled into mass deportation operations, operations that resulted in tragic murders by federal
• We operate 30 health centers across mid-California and Nevada and provide over 300,000 patient visits
• Our county operates four hospitals and 15 health centers, two of the three trauma centers in the region
• The county operates four hospitals, including two Level 1 trauma centers that serve as the first stop

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• And so I'll continue to engage with Michaels and my regional—we consider this a regional asset between
• As the operator, Skyline will be responsible for day-to-day monitoring of the network and security.
• We're moving now into operations.
• Net will serve as CDT's manager to make sure that as the network is operated, it's operational... ..
• Do you operate the broader network?

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• First, we need to hire real-time, coordinated regional response systems.
• The region response agreements, just diving a little bit more into that...
• We just need to better collaborate with our regions.
• They need to make sure that their job is secure.
• Where is, you know, their security and housing security, when they're thrown into oftentimes facilities

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• space in our centers to work.
• centers, but doesn't work at the centers.
• Centers.
• It's your work on the female-centered work. And so center by center, they tell us how we're doing.
• With this with the centers.

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Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met to approve the May 5 minutes and hear a presentation from the Massachusetts Probation Service. The minutes were approved unanimously, with a request that a member’s closing remarks be added to the record. The commission also noted online participants and confirmed quorum before moving to the presentation. Probation leaders described the agency’s role as the state’s largest post-release supervision system and emphasized its focus on reentry, accountability, and reducing technical violations. They outlined the from-and-after sentencing structure, dual supervision with parole, and efforts to reduce revocations and non-criminal violations. Members asked about racial and ethnic disparity work, and probation said that effort is funded through the trial court and state budget, not federal grants. The presentation highlighted community engagement, simplified and translated probation conditions, workforce diversification, and training aimed at improving trust and access for court users. A major portion of the discussion focused on Community Justice Support Centers, evidence-based programming, and shared services such as housing, MassHealth enrollment, transportation, and behavioral health referrals. Probation said the centers are underutilized but have shown improved outcomes in non-randomized studies, with lower recidivism among participants compared with similar probationers. Members discussed mental health access, veterans identification, medication-assisted treatment, and the importance of state IDs and driver’s licenses for successful reentry. The commission also heard about housing supports, including transitional and sober housing, and a statewide behavioral health initiative for justice-involved individuals. The meeting ended with plans for the next session on July 11 and a motion to adjourn, which passed.

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• Darling Dupree, with the Association of Regional Center Agencies, representing the California Network
• of 21 Regional Centers, here in support.
• Darling Dupree with Association of Regional Center Agency, representing California Network of 21 regional
• centers, in support.
• California Network of 21 regional centers in support.

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• Today we have a number of small data centers and three data center campuses with 13 operating data center
• > center</c> campuses with 13 operating data center campuses with 13 operating data center halls<02:03
• Our residents should not be expected to subsidize any aspect of the data center operation."
• I share with the data center operation.
• roles in IT, long-term operational roles in IT, security,<02:26:39.200><c> and</c><02:26:39.359><c>

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• So requiring MST to secure support from each city is burdensome and unnecessary, especially given that
• With that, I have with me today Amy Jenkins on behalf of the California Cannabis Operators Association
• California Cannabis Operators Association, we represent 200 license holders across the state.
• Just last week, I read an article about how Hungary has become a major production center.
• They talk about the toxic environment in California for operating any business.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met as a subcommittee and heard several bills, with members explaining that measures with significant fiscal impacts would be held for suspense or taken up later. AB 761 would let the Monterey-Salinas Transit District place a local sales tax measure on the ballot with approval from two-thirds of its board rather than needing approval from each member jurisdiction; supporters said it would preserve transit funding for veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities, while an opponent argued it would make it easier to raise a regressive tax. The bill was voted out 5-2 after being called for absent members. AB 1253, which would clarify property tax treatment for wildfire reconstruction beyond substantial equivalence, drew support from the Los Angeles County Assessor and the California Assessors Association but was sent to suspense. AB 8, dealing with hemp enforcement, intoxicating hemp products, and integration of hemp cannabinoids into the cannabis supply chain and tax system, drew strong support from cannabis operators and labor groups and opposition from small cultivators and public health advocates concerned about supply, tax revenue, and voter intent; it was also sent to suspense. The committee then heard AB 1138, a major expansion and modernization of the film and television tax credit program. Supporters, including entertainment unions, workers, studios, and local officials, said the bill would help keep production and jobs in California amid competition from other states and countries; opponents criticized it as picking winners and losers and argued broader business costs were the real problem. The bill was referred to suspense. AB 829, which would create a California Parkinson’s Disease Research Fund and voluntary tax contribution program to support research and services, received unanimous support from advocates and was approved 6-0 to Appropriations. AB 474 would exempt rental income from nonprofit home-sharing programs for low-income homeowners from state income tax and protect participants’ eligibility for certain benefits; supporters said it could help older adults age in place and address housing shortages, and the bill was sent to suspense after members asked for clarification on the fiscal estimate. The committee also heard AB 376, which would exempt wildfire settlement payments from state income tax for certain disaster survivors; supporters from rural counties said the money is meant to help victims rebuild and should not be taxed, and the bill was referred to suspense. Finally, AB 480 would allow developers using low-income housing tax credits to switch from allocated to certificated state credits after an award, with supporters saying it would maximize private investment and stretch housing dollars further; it too was sent to suspense. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly emphasized the need to balance policy goals with fiscal impacts, and several bills were held or referred to suspense rather than voted out immediately.

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• They need to cover 41% of their lease costs with their operational dollars.
• So it's an undue burden on their operational dollars to pay for facilities.
• I built charter centers and all kinds of stuff.
• We have about 10 acres in the Journal Center neighborhood of Albuquerque.
• Out of operations.

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• That's not how we operate. It's not how we should be operating.
• That's not how we operate. It's not how we should be operating.
• That's not how we operate. It's not how we should be operating.
• That's not how we operate. It's not how we should be operating.
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• This would improve the operational efficiency of the program.
• Study after study from UCLA and Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies...
• I'm not just surviving anymore; I'm secure, and a big reason for that is AHVP.
• I'm Bill Henning, Director of Boston Center for Independent Living.
• The AHVP delivers on many of the promises to secure those rights.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing opened a hybrid hearing focused on housing production bills, with Chairs Julian Cyr and Rich Haggerty emphasizing Massachusetts’ housing shortage and the need to produce more than 200,000 units over the next decade. The committee then heard testimony on a wide range of proposals, including social housing, starter homes and the “missing middle,” accessory dwelling units (ADUs), single-stair residential buildings, permanent affordability homeownership, and housing for people with disabilities. Several witnesses framed the bills as tools to expand supply, lower costs, and address racial and generational wealth gaps. Representative Connolly testified for H. 1478 on the Massachusetts Social Housing Program, describing publicly owned, mixed-income housing financed through a revolving loan fund. Senator Feeney testified for S. 989 on missing middle starter homes, arguing for zoning changes, incentives, and affordability tools to support smaller starter homes and duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. Multiple witnesses, including housing advocates, real estate representatives, and local officials, supported the ADU trust fund bill and the single-stair study bill, saying they would reduce barriers, support homeowners, and enable more family-sized and infill housing. Some witnesses opposed bills they said would weaken ADU reforms or add new restrictions, while others urged broader deregulation to speed production. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 1576/S. 1010, the Homes for Lasting Affordability bill, which would create a permanent affordability homeownership program for low- and moderate-income buyers and support small developments with long-term affordability restrictions. Testimony from community land trust leaders, legislators, and housing advocates emphasized that permanent affordability can preserve public investment, stabilize neighborhoods, and help families build wealth over generations. Senator Miranda and Representative Worrell tied the bill to closing the racial wealth gap and expanding access to homeownership for Black and Latino residents. The committee also heard testimony on S. 971, which would reform the Housing Development and Incentive Program to require more affordability in Gateway City projects. The committee additionally heard from Senator Kennedy and disability advocates on S. 1004, which would strengthen the Alternative Housing Voucher Program for people with disabilities by codifying project-based vouchers and aligning the program more closely with other voucher systems. Witnesses described long waitlists and the lack of accessible, affordable units as major barriers that can lead to homelessness or unnecessary institutionalization. No votes were taken during the hearing; the session was devoted to testimony and questions from committee members.

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• How it saves operators money: increasing the minimum batch size to 25 pounds will allow operators to
• They would be subject to the same security regulations.
• I had a false sense of security that these products were being regulated.
• I had a false sense of security that these products were being regulated.
• peer recovery centers in Situate and Weymouth.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held a hearing on a broad set of cannabis and hemp bills, with the chairs opening by emphasizing unfinished work on equity, public health, safety, and market stability. The committee heard testimony on House Bill 146, which would create more efficient cannabis testing standards by increasing batch sizes, reducing or eliminating some environmental testing, standardizing lab reporting, and requiring annual scientific review and public data reporting. Industry witnesses, including a representative of the Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition, cultivators, and a testing lab owner, said current testing rules are overly burdensome, costly, and inconsistent, and argued the bill would lower compliance costs while preserving consumer safety. A testing lab witness also said some operators switch labs to obtain higher THC results or pass contaminated batches, and urged greater transparency and better sampling protocols. A major portion of the hearing focused on intoxicating hemp and related bills that would bring hemp-derived intoxicating products under a stronger regulatory framework. Legislators and industry witnesses described products sold in gas stations, smoke shops, and convenience stores as often untested, not age-gated, and sometimes mislabeled or far above the federal hemp THC threshold. Testimony from attorneys and cannabis business leaders said states can regulate these products more strictly under the Farm Bill’s non-preemption language, and pointed to New Jersey and other states as possible models. Some witnesses and committee members stressed that any new rules should avoid harming non-intoxicating CBD businesses or lawful hemp farmers, while others argued that the products are effectively cannabis and should be regulated like cannabis for licensing, testing, age limits, and taxation. The committee also heard extensive public-health testimony in support of bills S. 95, S. 96, S. 97 and their House counterparts H. 191, H. 192, and H. 193. Parents, advocates, and public health professionals urged stronger warning labels, THC potency caps, and improved data collection on cannabis-related harms, citing cannabis-induced psychosis, addiction, anxiety, and youth exposure to high-potency products. Several witnesses said Massachusetts has not done enough to track health outcomes or warn consumers, and referenced other jurisdictions such as Connecticut, Vermont, Colorado, Canada, and Quebec as examples of stronger limits or warnings. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions.